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AUREOLAE
Definition of AUREOLAE
noun
plural of aureola
noun
Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.
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Word DNA
AUREOLAE inherits its ancestry from its root, AUREOLA.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AUREOLA · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AUREOLAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 80, 8 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 80, 8 August 2026.
Built from these letters
AUREOLAE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEELORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start AUREOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 80 - and most players walked straight past it.
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